decorous

英 ['dek(?)r?s] 美['d?k?r?s]
  • adj. 有禮貌的,高雅的;端正的

TEM8暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?decorously;

英文詞源


decorous (adj.)
1660s, from Latin decorus "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," from decus (genitive decoris) "ornament" (see decorate). Related: Decorously; decorousness.

雙語例句


1. They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.
他們每天都和保姆一起在公園里散步,表現(xiàn)得很有教養(yǎng)。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He gave his wife a decorous kiss.
他給了他太太得體的一吻.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. For a gentleman there are only two decorous states , absolute poverty or overpowering wealth.
對(duì)于一個(gè)有身份的人來說,只有兩種正派的情況:特別貧困或極其富裕.

來自辭典例句

4. And fattened as on a decorous honey - comb.
猶如在一個(gè)蜜蜂巢中長(zhǎng)大的幸運(yùn)兒.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. The tete - a - tete was decorous in the extreme.
這次私下會(huì)面極為體面.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)